Vive Kielce

KS Vive Handball Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Industria Kielce, is a professional men's handball club based in Kielce in southeastern Poland, founded in 1965 under the name Iskra Kielce.^[1] The club plays in the Polish Superliga and is a regular competitor of the EHF Champions League. The most successful Polish handball club based on the number of the league titles (19).^[2][3]

Industria Kielce
Full name	Klub Sportowy Vive Handball Kielce Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)	Iskra
Short name	Vive Kielce
Founded	1965; 58 years ago (1965)
Arena	Hala Legionów
Capacity	4,200
President	Bertus Servaas
Head coach	Talant Dujshebaev
Captain	Alex Dujshebaev
League	Polish Superliga
2021/22	Champions
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Since 1984, the club has been playing at the highest level league of Polish handball, winning its first title in 1993 (they finished the season with 44 points, 5 points more than one of their greatest contestants – Wisła Płock).

In 2019, it has become the most successful handball club in Poland, winning its 16th title and therefore beating the previous record holder, Śląsk Wrocław.^[4]

In 2023, the team changed its name to Industria Kielce.^[5]

Throughout the years of its functioning, the club has managed to reach the final four of the Champions League five times, eventually winning the most prestigious handball competition in Europe in 2016.^[6]

Honours

Domestic

• Polish Superliga

Winners (19): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22

• Polish Cup

Winners (17): 1984–85, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21

International

• EHF Champions League

Winners (1): 2015–16

Silver (1): 2021–22

Final four (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19

• IHF Super Globe

Bronze (2): 2016, 2022

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. 1984–85 1 Superliga 4 1985–86 1 Superliga 5 1986–87 1 Superliga 9 1987–88 1 Superliga 7 1988–89 1 Superliga 8 1989–90 1 Superliga 4 1990–91 1 Superliga 4 1991–92 1 Superliga 12 1992–93 1 Superliga 1 1993–94 1 Superliga 1 1994–95 1 Superliga 2 1995–96 1 Superliga 1 1996–97 1 Superliga 3 1997–98 1 Superliga 1 1998–99 1 Superliga 1 1999–00 1 Superliga 4 2000–01 1 Superliga 3 2001–02 1 Superliga 5 2002–03 1 Superliga 1

Season Tier League Pos. 2003–04 1 Superliga 2 2004–05 1 Superliga 3 2005–06 1 Superliga 4 2006–07 1 Superliga 3 2007–08 1 Superliga 3 2008–09 1 Superliga 1 2009–10 1 Superliga 1 2010–11 1 Superliga 2 2011–12 1 Superliga 1 2012–13 1 Superliga 1 2013–14 1 Superliga 1 2014–15 1 Superliga 1 2015–16 1 Superliga 1 2016–17 1 Superliga 1 2017–18 1 Superliga 1 2018–19 1 Superliga 1 2019–20 1 Superliga 1 2020–21 1 Superliga 1 2021–22 1 Superliga 1

European record

EHF Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2022–23	Group Stage (Group B)	HBC Nantes	40–33
		FC Barcelona		28–32
		Aalborg Håndbold		30–28
		THW Kiel	40–37
		RK Celje	36–28	33–30
		Pick Szeged	37–30	31–28
		Elverum Håndball	37–33	27–26
2021–22	Group Stage (Group B)	Dinamo București	34–29	29–32	1st place
		Telekom Veszprém	32–29	33–35
		Motor	33–27	26–25
		Flensburg-Handewitt	37–29	33–25
		FC Porto	39–33	27–29
		Paris Saint-Germain	38–33	27–32
		FC Barcelona	29–27	32–30
	1/4	Montpellier Handball	30–22	31–28	61–50
	1/2	Telekom Veszprém	37–35
	Final	FC Barcelona	35–37
2015–16	Group Stage (Group B)	Pick Szeged	27–26	30–31	2nd place
		Montpellier Handball	30–23	32–27
		Rhein-Neckar Löwen	28–27	32–32
		IFK Kristianstad	35–27	35–35
		FC Barcelona	30–30	33–31
		RK Vardar	23–20	24–34
		KIF Kolding	33–31	33–25
	1/8	Meshkov Brest	33–30	32–28	65–58
	1/4	Flensburg-Handewitt	29–28	28–28	57–56
	1/2	Paris Saint-Germain	28–26
	Final	MVM Veszprém	39–38

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

Goalkeepers 01   Mateusz Kornecki 33   Andreas Wolff Left wingers 04   Miguel Sánchez-Migallón 06   Szymon Wiaderny 27   Cezary Surgiel 99   Dylan Nahi Right wingers 07   Benoît Kounkoud 23   Arkadiusz Moryto Line players 11   Nicolas Tournat 41   Damian Domagała 50   Artsem Karalek

Left backs 09   Szymon Sićko 30   Elliot Stenmalm 48   Tomasz Gębala Centre backs 05   Michał Olejniczak 18   Igor Karačić 24   Daniel Dujshebaev 25   Haukur Þrastarson   Right backs 10   Alex Dujshebaev 29   Nedim Remili 34   Paweł Paczkowski

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining   Sandro Meštrić (GK) (from   RD Riko Ribnica)   Hassan Kaddah (LB) (from   Zamalek SC)   Doruk Pehlivan (LB) (back from loan at   GWD Minden)   Piotr Jędraszczyk (CB) (from   Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski)   Yoav Lumbroso (CB) (from   Limoges Handball)

Leaving   Talant Dujshebaev (Head Coach) (to   SC Pick Szeged) ?   Daniel Dujshebaev (LB) (to   SC Pick Szeged) ?   Alex Dujshebaev (RB) (to   SC Pick Szeged) ?   Artsem Karalek (P) (to   FC Barcelona) ?

See also

• Vive Kielce players

References

1. "Marka Łomża sponsorem tytularnym Mistrzów Polski!". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
2. "Osiągnięcia". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
3. "To były wspaniałe lata pełne sukcesów i emocji. VIVE Group podsumowuje 18 lat wsparcia dla KS VIVE Kielce Handball S.A." odpowiedzialnybiznes.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
4. "VIVE Kielce mistrzem Polski! Historyczne zwycięstwo". sport.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
5. "Kielce looking for a new sponsors: 60 years of great handball history". handball-planet.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
6. "Mają to! Szczypiorniści Vive Tauronu Kielce pokonali Veszprem i wygrali Ligę Mistrzów!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Official website (in Polish)